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an article that covers some of the assistants mentioned on this thread.
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Originally Posted by Roy P
However, out of your list here - Kirk Ferentz has the most 'Head Coach' Vibe to me. Ferentz also has a lot of 'connections' to other pro-coaches, so it's not like he's just another college football coach who will be overwhelmed by the Pro game. Also, his 'good ole boys' network might be a formidable staff of position coaches. You start connecting Ferentz to guys like Bob Sutton, Dean Pees, Greg Mattison, Brian Ferentz(coming off the Parcells/Belichick coaching tree) and I get excited. Team that up with Floyd Reese and you have a winning combo. Peyton Manning is 6-10 against the Patriots, just to remind you.
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I liked Ferentz the last time around and would definitely have him on my short list again if he's ready to move. Iowa typically doesn't attract the blue chip recruits in droves so Ferentz must be able to spot and/or develop talent. He has a solid track record of producing guys like Dallas Clark (a former walk-on LB), Bob Sanders (only scholarship offers were from Iowa and Ohio), Chad Greenway (played 9-man football in South Dakota), and a number of OL who were coverted from TE (Eric Steinbach, Robert Gallery, Bruce Nelson).
The rumor back in the day was that Ferentz would want to pick his own personnel guy, and then-Ravens director of player personnel Phil Savage was linked to him because they'd worked together in Cleveland. Since then Savage has been GM of the Browns with mixed, at best, results and is now a consultant with the Eagles. Ferentz has never worked with Reese but they do have a mutual friend in Belichick.